Herbert Rothschild: It’s time to hear a Mexican perspective on immigration and drug trafficking. President Sheinbaum responds to Trump’s threats.

Herbert Rothschild: The killing will continue unabated, unless Donald Trump actually does have a magic wand with which he’ll fix all the world’s problems. He can hardly do worse than Biden has done.

Herbert Rothschild: During his campaign Trump pledged to renew his efforts to destroy the federal civil service.

Herbert Rothschild: Neither mitigating climate change nor averting nuclear catastrophe had any salience during the presidential campaign.

Herbert Rothschild: I never know what people mean when they talk about living life to the fullest. But if we don’t both hold tight and let go, grieve and give thanks, say no and say yes, I’m quite sure we haven’t.

Herbert Rothschild: The sanctions we impose on other countries have never achieved our stated aims — usually regime change. They have succeeded in inflicting suffering and death on the resident populations.

Herbert Rothschild: For what an insistent and violent imposition of religious nationalism on a multicultural country looks like, the India of Navendra Modi and his Indian People’s Party provides a current example.

Herbert Rothschild: The double whammy of hurricanes Helene and Milton may not have convinced their victims in Florida that the scientific community was right all along about global warming, but it convinced some of them that they have seen the future of their state.

Herbert Rothschild: It would be stunning if the presidential candidates were asked during a debate whether they are disturbed by the prospect of leaving office with blood on their hands.

Herbert Rothschild: Regarding Israel’s restriction of humanitarian aid into Gaza, we now know that the administration’s report to Congress went beyond waffling to lying.